Ryan Patrick Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I joined the faculty of the top ranked public law school (Top 16) as an adjunct professor in the law school. I lead an experiential course providing training in interviewing, client counseling, and negotiation to 1L students. I strive to engage my students in the content and to improve their capabilities through the process with feedback and opportunities.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• I am the City Auditor for the largest municipality in the State of Minnesota. I serve on the executive leadership team with accountability for all audits in the enterprise. My team audits and reports on the financials.
• Lead up to 16 direct reports with full accountability for the department budget and performance on all audits.
• Grew the department 400% through the continuous delivery of value to the enterprise on complex issues.
• Evaluate audit findings and proposed corrective actions and present updates to elected officials and executives.
• Completed the enterprise implementation of risk & audit software and expanded its utilization to improve security and collaboration in the audit review processes.
• Audited 5 new areas (HR, legal, data privacy, ethics) for the first time resulting in increased controls.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• I was promoted to Program Manager Supervisory for the Office of Police Conduct Review based on my success as an investigator. In this capacity, I built out a specialized audit function for the enterprise. This included.
• Led up to 2 direct reports in the analysis of legal compliance issues and research studies for the department.
• Recognized nationally for establishing the gold standard of data reporting by concepting, building, and managing the public-facing Tableau dashboard providing real-time data and visualization for compliance program.
• Launched the self-help portal in partnership with IT to streamline the ethics and compliance violation reporting process while improving the collection of data through the intake process.
• Co-chaired the committee that implemented the federal programs to improve employee coaching and management oversight impacting about 1,000 employees.
• Facilitated multiple audits of employee practices and impacts to the people served including the review of talent acquisition data, performance records, and video.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• I joined the City of Minneapolis in the Department of Civil Rights in the Office of Police Conduct Review as an investigator after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. I applied my.
• Managed a busy caseload of highly sensitive compliance matters with discretion and integrity.
• Took on additional legal research projects to provide guidance to the department leadership on emerging issues.
• Served as the liaison between the complainant and accused to gather data and reach appropriate conclusions.
• Issued writing findings and determinations based on comprehensive investigations for use in legal proceedings.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I was a research assistant during my second and third years at law school. During this time, I supported the international economics research for a tenured professor and his colleagues. I worked on a variety of legal research publications including peer-reviewed publications during the school year while spending my summers clerking with other organizations.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminology

High departmental distinction

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

High departmental distinction